* ‘Drama now taking backseat with the rise of cinema, television culture’ * ‘We can’t give drama the responsibility of solving problems, but to ask questions, to investigate society‘ Henry Akubuiro; …
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CORA-NPL Book Party: Amplifying impact of drama, playwrights as agents of change
by AnoteArtHubby AnoteArtHubBy Yinka Adetu ON Sunday, August 6, 2023, a joyous and momentous literary celebration took place to honor 11 exceptional playwrights whose works were chosen for the esteemed USD$100,000 The Nigeria …
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It is your job to motivate, galvanise, and I dare say to politicise the people, says Ajai-Lycett to NPL laureates
by AnoteArtHubby AnoteArtHub…As CORA-NLNG Book Party 2023 celebrates 11 playwrights ‘I don’t think it is arrogant for me to think I want to change the world’ Photo: Some of the playwrights:- Henry …
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All set for the 14th CORA-NPL Book Party for 11 longlisted writers today at MUSON Centre
by AnoteArtHubby AnoteArtHubIN its 14th edition, the Book Party is a platform where the reading public and literary activists engage writers of the 11 best texts (of the genre-in-focus, this year being …
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Soyinka@89: Online project, ‘Etike Revolution’ remake launched as ‘The Road’ hit the stage
by AnoteArtHubby AnoteArtHubBy Anote Ajeluorou ‘Remastered and produced by Concrete Communications Studios, the song has been re-interpreted by an array of veteran and young artists of varied political and ideological persuasions, including …
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Soyinka: ‘We must save our humanity from bigots and extremists’
by AnoteArtHubby AnoteArtHub*Bares literary fangs at Emir of Ilorin at presentation of his poetry collection, ‘Selected Poems (1965 – 2022): A Retrospective’ *Onobrakpeya sues for collaborations across artistic disciplines By Anote Ajeluorou …
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2023 culture season: LABAF, Lagos Fringe, LIPFest release festival themes
by AnoteArtHubby AnoteArtHub* LABAF reviews Nigeria’s 24-year-old democratic struggle, trends in global polity * Lagos Fringe to challenge Africans as docile recipients of cultural handouts By Ozoro Opute LAGOS culture landscape usually comes alive in …
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Soyinka, Onobrakpeya… two culture icons on ProvidusBank’s stage, July 16
by AnoteArtHubby AnoteArtHubPhoto: Onobrakpeya and Soyinka at San Diego, 2022 *At presentation of Wole Soyinka’s Selected Poems (1965-2022): A Retrospective *Second time the two elderAtsmen will share same stage in recent time; …
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Plight of African women in German prison inspired my novel, ‘Harmattan’ – Croatian writer, Ivan
by AnoteArtHubby AnoteArtHubHarmattan is a novel by the Croatian writer, Ivan Srsen, that has just been translated into English, and published by Onyeka Nwelue’s Abibiman Publishing Nigeria. It will be launched in …
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Govt must identify creative industry as next ‘oil’ and treat it as such, says Uphopho
by AnoteArtHubby AnoteArtHub‘We need to control our own data and projections we intend to achieve through research’ ‘Culture ministry should strategically work with private sector practitioners’ Vibrant and focused in raising the …